consecrate

(kŏn'sĭ-krāt')
tr.v., -crat·ed, -crat·ing, -crates.

1. To declare or set apart as sacred: consecrate a church.
2. Christianity.
   1. To produce the ritual transformation of (the elements of the Eucharist) into the body and blood of Jesus.
   2. To sanctify (bread and wine) for use in Communion.
   3. To initiate (a priest) into the order of bishops.
3. To dedicate solemnly to a service or goal. See synonyms at devote.
4. To make venerable; hallow: a tradition consecrated by time.

adj.
Dedicated to a sacred purpose; sanctified.

[Middle English consecraten, from Latin cōnsecrāre, cōnsecrāt- : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + sacrāre, to make sacred (from sacer, sacr-, sacred).]

consecrative con'se·cra'tive adj.
consecrator con'se·cra'tor n.
consecratory con'se·cra·to'ry (-krə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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verb

1. To make sacred by a religious rite: bless, hallow, sanctify. See religion.
2. To give over by or as if by vow to a higher purpose: dedicate, devote, hallow. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: hold in high regard
Antonyms: deprecate

See words rhyming with "consecratory."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indvie, hellige, ordinere
adj. - indviet, hellig

Nederlands (Dutch)
heiligen, wijden

Français (French)
v. tr. - consacrer, dédier
adj. - (Relig) consacré, sanctifié

Deutsch (German)
v. - weihen
adj. - geweiht, geheiligt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθαγιάζω, καθιερώνω, (θρησκ.) χρίω, χειροτονώ

Italiano (Italian)
consacrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - consagrar, devotar, ordenar (Rel.)
adj. - consagrado

Русский (Russian)
освящать, посвящать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - consagrar
adj. - consagrado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inviga, helga, ägna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
供神用, 使神圣, 奉献, 被献给神的, 神圣的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 供神用, 使神聖, 奉獻
adj. - 被獻給神的, 神聖的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 신성하게 하다, 바치다
adj. - 신에게 바쳐진, 신성한

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 神聖にする, 聖別する, ささげる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) كرس, , وهب, خصص, قدس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קידש, הקדיש‬
adj. - ‮מקודש‬

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